2: Actor and director KENNETH BRANAGH (rhymes with "Savannah"). BRANAGH and his wife, Emma Thompson are currently starring in the film adaptation of Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing." This interview was recorded and originally broadcast (8/29/91) at the time of the release of their movie, "Dead Again," a psychological thriller. In 1989, Branagh made a film adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry the Fifth;" he played the title role. That movie was nominated for an Oscar as best film. Branagh studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and spent two years with the Royal Shakespeare Company, as well as acting, managing, and directing other groups, and working on several BBC productions.
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